Plaiting-machine



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J. HAINES.

ILAITING. MACHINE.

4 Patented July 19,1881.

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. T D STATES PATENT OFFICE,

osnrn HAINES, OF BALBEC, INDIANA.

PLAl'fING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 244,596, dated July 19, 1881.

Application filed May 23, 1881. .(No model.)

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH HAINES, of Bal- .bec, in the county of Jay and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PIa-iters; andI dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification, and in whichs Figure 1 is a plan view of my device, Fig. 2, a longitudinal section of the same; and Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the same.

The object of my invention is to provide a .cheap, simple, and efficientmeans of crimping or plaiting; and to this end it consists in the employment of a bottom and top frame hinged together, the side pieces of the lower frame connected at a suitable distance apart by a series of small straight rods, the ends of which are embedded in the side pieces, while the upper frame is provided with a like number of rods, which are bent near their ends to form a crank, and are then inserted loosely in the side pieces in such a manner that they may be capable of forcing the material to be plaited beneath the straight rods, and thus impart to it the necessary crimp, all substantially as will be hereinafter more fully set forth. 7

In order to enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation.

A A represent the bottom pieces of the under frame, to whichare secured the strips A A, which should be about a half-inch narrower than the bottom pieces, the outer sides of both being flush with each other, thus leaving an in nor projection or ledge, upon whichare placed and properly secured the rubber strlps b, the object of which will be presently explained.

a a represent a series of stralght'rods, about the size of a medium knitting-needle and of suitable length, the ends of which enter the pieces A A just above the rubber strips 11 b at intervals of half an inch, more or less, as desired. The outer rods extend through the pieces, and are clinched in order to hold them together- B B indicate the side pieces of the upper frame, united also by a number of rods, 11 b, correspondin g to those in the lower frame. These rods should be of sufficient length to admit of their being bent near their outer ends to form' cranks, as seen in the drawings, so that they may be turned under the rods of the lower frame. Their ends are inserted loosely in the side pieces, B B. which'pieces are held together by the outer rods extending through them, and provided with a nut or other similar device.

The two frames thus constructed are hinged at one side and provided on the opposite side with a hook andstaple, in order that they may be closely bound together.

The operation of my device is as follows: The two frames being opened, the crank-rods are turned forward by placing the thumbs behind them. The material'to be'plaited is then laid upon the rods of the under frame and the upperframeshutdownupon-itand secured. Then, with the index finger of each hand, force the crank-rods (beginning with the one nearest the operator) beneath the rods on the under frame until all of the material, or so much of it as will be taken in, is plaited. As the crank-rods pass beneath the straight on es the rubber strips will yield and impart an upward pressure of the crank-rods against the material, and thus keep it straight and subjected to aproper tension as it is being plaited.

Having thus fully described-my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. I11 a plaiting-machine, the combination of two frames, one composed of side pieces and straight rods and the other of side pieces and cranked rods, all constructed and arranged to operate substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a plaiting-machine, the combination of two frames, one supplied with straight rods and rubber strips and the other with crankrods, all constructed and arranged to operate substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. 4 JOSEPH HAINES. Witnesses:

A. LUPTON,

DAVIS RILEY. 

